Difference between revisions of "Vernon Joseph Sands Pte 4455464"

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|Army number=4455464
 
|Army number=4455464
 
|Rank=Pte
 
|Rank=Pte
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|Date of birth=Born County Durham - 1920/21.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, Posted 11th Bn, Iceland, Posted 9th Bn, KILLED in ACTION with 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry 14/6/1944.
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|Age=23
|Died/Killed in action=14-Jun-44
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|Unit=Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly late April/early May 1939.  Posted ? 8th Bn DLI.  Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939.  Served BEF?  Served IcelandPosted 9th Bn DLI.  Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION with 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry 14/6/1944.
|Home address=Killed aged 23.  Son of James and Evelyn Vernon of Houghton-le-Spring.  Buried Grave XI. M. 5 Bayeux War Cemetery.
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|Joined Brigade=Probably 1/9/1939.
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|Died/Killed in action=14-Jun-44.
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|Home address=Resident of County Durham.  Son of James and Evelyn Vernon of Houghton-le-Spring.  Buried Grave XI. M. 5 Bayeux War Cemetery.
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
|Source table=11DLI
 
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 17 November 2016

Personnel Entry

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Name Vernon Joseph Sands
Army number 4455464
Rank Pte
Decorations
Date of birth Born County Durham - 1920/21.
Age 23
Unit Joined The Durham Light Infantry, T, no enlistment date, but almost certainly late April/early May 1939. Posted ? 8th Bn DLI. Posted 11th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served BEF? Served Iceland. Posted 9th Bn DLI. Served Normandy. KILLED in ACTION with 9th Bn Durham Light Infantry 14/6/1944.
Company/Battery
Platoon or other sub-unit
Task or role
Joined Brigade Probably 1/9/1939.
Promotions
Wounded
Prisoner of War
Died/Killed in action 14-Jun-44.
Home address Resident of County Durham. Son of James and Evelyn Vernon of Houghton-le-Spring. Buried Grave XI. M. 5 Bayeux War Cemetery.
Source table 11DLI